United States v. Berg

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

An indictment containing eight counts was returned against Harry A. Berg, Theodore Keve, and Moe Schreiber. The first four counts each charged a separate use of the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud, in violation of section 215 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 338; and the last four counts each charged a separate solicitation of money for the use of the United States, with the intention of embezzling and converting such money, in violation of section 1106 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, 56 Stat. 176, 184, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 641e. Berg and Keve were…